Research interests:
Genesis of magmatic, metasomatic and hydrothermal ore deposits in the crust and upper mantle
Metal transport by fluids in the crust and upper mantle
Fingerprinting ore-forming processes and development of innovative exploration tools
Extraterrestrial ore deposits
The evolution of redox states of terrestrial planets and protoplanets
Available student research projects:
Undergraduate Research:
Introductory studies on a variety of ore deposits.
Graduate Research:
Economic Geology: Iron ore deposits
Economic Geology: Cu (Mo, Au) porphyry deposits
Economic Geology: Development of geochemical exploration tools for magmatic and hydrothermal ore systems
Geochemistry: The origin, composition and metal transport capacity of fluids at different levels of the lithosphere
Forensic Geochemistry: Geochemical fingerprinting of conflict minerals